DeepSeek hit by outages as users flock to Chinese AI startup
Wall Street’s main indices opened lower on Monday as DeepSeek’s surging popularity sparked a selloff in chipmaker Nvidia and other companies that stand to benefit from investment in AI technology.
#AI #DeepSeek
Dried-up Mekong a lure for tourists
#mekong
Chinese pet owners treated their furry friends to a special Lunar New Year meal on Saturday, organized to resemble the annual reunion feast that traditionally takes place on the eve of the Lunar New Year holiday.
#China #pet
Chinese tourists in Thailand wary over reported kidnappings as fears mounted over reported kidnappings on the Thai-Myanmar border.
#Thailand #China #tourism #scam
Five years since the world’s first COVID lockdown
The world's first Covid lockdown was imposed on the Chinese city of Wuhan five years ago. 20 million people found themselves at the epicenter of a deadly virus outbreak which went on to become a global pandemic that shook the entire world.
#Wuhan #China #COVID #lockdown
Couples wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so.
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4 crushed to death by crowd outside Cambodian tycoon’s house
Hundreds of people had gathered outside the home of Vietnamese-Cambodian business tycoon Okhna Sok Kong to collect red envelopes containing 40,000 riel (US$10) in cash and a bag of rice.
#Cambodia
Is a video of a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine digitally altered?
After Ukraine released a video of what it said showed a North Korean soldier captured in Russia’s Kursk region, some social media users questioned it, saying the video had been digitally manipulated. Reporter Jamin Anderson investigates, fact-checks, and reveals her findings.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration, proposing deeper ties in their strategic partnership.
#Trump #China #Putin
Cambodian activists remember union leader Chea Vichea, 21 years after his murder.
#CheaVichea #Cambodia
Inside the secret, dangerous journey to flee Tibet
For decades, tens of thousands of Tibetans—mostly children—have left their homeland, never to return. Why is this happening? What is their journey like?
🎥 Watch this video by our reporter Lobsang Gelek to uncover their stories.
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N.Koreans read news about Donald Trump's inauguration
Commuters read newspaper headlines on a digital screen at Pyongyang's Kaeson metro station a day after Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president.
#NorthKorea #Trump
